Rammstein RDS, Dublin ★★★★★ There is no show like a Rammstein show. Prometheus according to the Greek legend, stole fire from the gods and was condemned for eternity to have his liver pecked out by an eagle. Rammstein have harnessed the same primeval force to bring the biggest spectacle in live music.
There probably isn’t another music act who could draw 38,000 fans to the RDS and still elicit a “who?” from most Irish people, despite being one of the biggest bands to ever come out of continental Europe. The combination of Kraftwerk electronica with the energy of trash metal has drawn generations of metalheads to a band who have defied the convention that, in order to have worldwide success, you must sing in English. It was noteworthy how many Germans were in attendance, a gathering of their expatriates in Ireland or perhaps those who had flown into Ireland.
There were many fans who knew every word. Whether they understood what they were singing is another matter. Memo to the Department of Education : teach Rammstein lyrics in German classes.
Till Lindemann on stage at the RDS. Photograph: Barry Cronin One could exhaust a thesaurus struggling for the appropriate word to describe a Rammstein show. Incendiary is perhaps the most apposite expression given the band spend two hours playing with fire, shooting out blasts of flame and smoke from a set which resembles the Cape Canaveral Apollo launch pad.
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